hey reef folks i am so excited. i recently purchased a 1 1/2 in baby maxima. friggin awesome. its slowly opening more and more each day. i am feeding phyto feast live and zooplex since it is a baby and needs target feeding. my question is if using a syringe is acceptable for feeding such a beauty? please let me know i would hate to lose this little giant

i dont think so, i believe its a regular Tridacna Maxima, it is purple with a neon blue rim and neon blue line variations on the inner of the mantle. check it out at atlantisaquarium.net Gresham. way cool stuff.

Hey gkw the clam is doing great so far, except my urchin and turbo snails are knocking him off his rock on occasion. i have him now in the middle of the tank, fully expanded daily and opened a little more every day after initial purchase. color is still very bright (so pretty). i am feeding phytofeast live and a very small amount of microvert. it appears to be growing so far. i was scared to try this since i have PC at this time but all is well. i read that baby clams especially maximas require less light. after this summer i will upgrade to MH because that is what he will need when hes larger.

expanded daily and opened a little more every day after initial purchase

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Just an FYI. If lighting in the aquarium is not sufficient, the clam may display higher than normal mantle extension. This usually means that the clam is trying to extend its mantle for maximum light exposure because of insufficient lighting.

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